My iPhone 5 Dock with Lightning Connector

October 22, 2012 by Leave a comment

ImageEver since the iPhone 5 arrived I’ve been missing being able to throw it on the dock on my bedstand at night and have it fully charged in the morning. Right now there are no docks for the new Lightning devices, everyone waiting for Apple to authorize manufacturers to move forward, or to see what the grey market brings.

Enter the iPhone 5 Lego dock station, which my son and I built today using plans from The Daily Brick. It takes some unusual pieces, but a little digging in our “legoland” room we found everything we needed and even some parts to give it a splash of CableJive color. I wouldn’t say it’s the most stable solution, upon completion we immediately had ideas to make it better, but it will do until we decide it’s worth re-engineering to make it more stable and robust.

Of course, if you have an iPhone 5 or other Lightning device and need to dock to an older speaker or car system with a 30-pin connector you can always pick up a dockBoss iPhone 5 Kit which lets you charge and listen to your iPhone 5, iPod touch 5th gen or iPod nano 7th gen on an older speaker dock.

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ProJive XLR: Professional Mic on your iPhone, iPod, or iPad

April 5, 2012 by 2 Comments


I filmed a quick video showing how easy it is to connect the ProJive XLR cable for high quality audio recording on the go. Check it out, then get yours and start recording!

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Thanks Steve

October 6, 2011 by Leave a comment

Solemn mood at CableJive today thinking about the passing of a legend. Like so many others, reflecting on the impact Steve Jobs had on the industry and on us personally. I’ve been a fan of Apple since I was very young, first hacking on an Apple II for hours at a time at the local public library.

We will miss you Steve, your example and passion will continue to be an inspiration as we march forward.

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Andriod to iPod/iPhone Dock Adapter Cable

September 2, 2011 by 12 Comments

I’ve gotten a Zune connected to an iPod/iPhone dock in the past, but what seems more compelling these days with the rise of Android is to make an adapter or a cable to get a micro USB device to an iPhone, iPod, or iPad docking station.

Important caveat: it’s technically impossible to provide the same kind of device integration that an iPod/iPhone car or speaker system provides; audio, video, track and playlist control, viewing track information on the car system, etc. Those are things that Apple’s 30-pin docking adapter all have built in, which is why it is so compelling and revolutionary. A micro USB connector can only really charge and sync a device, it doesn’t not have the connections to do all that fancy integration.

I wish there wasn’t this caveat. However, if you’re willing to accept the compromise that Android integration cannot match what Apple provides, but want to at least get something out of that iPod/iPhone speaker or other docking system, there’s a way.

Apple’s dock connector (the 30-pin plug on the bottom of the iPhone, iPod, and iPad) provides many functions. Most Android phones include two jacks; a micro USB connector for charging and syncing, and a standard 1/8″ (2.5mm) audio jack for standard headphones. The pins for these two connectors on Android phones can be isolated on the 30-pin connector and provided for

CableJive’s dockBoss+ adapter cable does exactly this, it lets you plug a smart little adapter onto your iPod or iPhone speaker dock or car system, and provides a micro USB and audio cable so you can charge your Android phone and listen to audio, both through your docking system.

It’s not the ultimate solution, but until Apple decides to open up their proprietary communication system (never going to happen), getting micro USB and audio to connect an Android phone to your iPhone, iPod, or iPad dock at least keeps your phone charged and keep the music playing.

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The dockXtender – Beware Of Imitators

March 17, 2011 by Leave a comment

Warning: not all dock extension cables are created equal. Ever since we started selling the Dock Extender Cable way back when, we’ve been getting email messages from people with similarly styled questions:

“Hello, I’m interested in your Dock Extender Cable/dockXtender, but I want to know if it works for audio. I recently purchased a similar cable (not yours) from a different website for cheap, but it would only charge my iPod.”

Our response to this was yes, of course, and it’s not that surprising of a question to receive actually. A quick eBay search for “iPod dock extension cable” will yield a ton of results for cheap “extension” cables that don’t deliver anything close to full functionality. Many of those listings fail to mention the limitations of their product’s functionality, and unfortunately people get duped into buying cheap cables that don’t work the way they thought they would.

Remember, the CableJive dockXtender is the only way to get a fully functional 30-pin dock extension cable for your iPod, iPhone, or iPad, from a company you can trust will stand behind it’s products and customers. Accept no imitations.

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